(Getty)Evelyn Lozada has filed for divorce from Chad Johnson, according to TMZ. Legal documents claimed that her marriage was "irretrievably broken," just days after Johnson was arrested for allegedly head-butting her during an argument.

The couple was married 41 days ago.

Since the incident, Johnson has been released by the Miami Dolphins, and made no statements to the media. His Twitter account, usually a cauldron of activity, has not been active.

Getty ImagesIf a team's success is based on how much everyone likes each other, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers should be Super Bowl contenders this season.

They're forming quite the mutual admiration society down there. Everyone is smitten with free-agent acquisition Vincent Jackson (more on that in a minute), but not as smitten as Jackson is with fourth-year quarterback Josh Freeman. The preseason is a time for everyone to be happy and excited about everything, but Vincent Jackson is positively drunk with optimism. Jackson on Freeman:

"We have tight ends, running backs and obviously, Josh Freeman, and he's a quarterback I think should be mentioned among the top five in the league.''

Rodgers, Brady, Brees, Roethlisberger, Rivers. That's five. Plus Eli and Peyton. Stafford, Ryan, Romo, Schaub, Vick. Or any of the rest of the 24 quarterbacks who had a passer rating better than Josh Freeman's last year, which includes Mark Sanchez, Kevin Kolb and Tarvaris Jackson.

I guess Vincent Jackson and I just define "five" differently.

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The Giants call on Steve Weatherford when they decide to punt. A Giants fan named Bryan Wheeler called on Weatherford when he decided to go for it.

And by "go for it," I mean that he decided to propose to his girlfriend. He did it at Giants training camp, with some help from Weatherford. As Weatherford walked off the field, he handed Wheeler a football, which looked to everyone else like a friendly training camp souvenir. When Bryan showed the ball to his girlfriend Jacklene, though, it had a special message: "Jacklene, Will You Marry Me? Love, Bryan."

Jacklene said yes, and these two crazy kids will be tying the knot. Weatherford explained how it all went down, via Giants.com:

"I think he contacted our community relations people and requested that the craziest guy on the team help him out," Weatherford said. "I don't think he had to look too far down the roster … Obviously whenever you get to do something like that, it's flattering because it makes you realize how important you are to a lot of people. The guy hopefully, cross your fingers, is only going to get married once, and I was the one to help him get engaged."

I don't know if it falls under the category of denial, self-serving bias, lying to the media or Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie really, really giving himself the benefit of the doubt, but he believes the following hit was perfectly clean, and that is goofy talk.

Via Sheil Kapadia at phillymag.com, Rodgers-Cromartie was asked about the hit after Monday morning's practice:

Has he received any notification about a fine from the league?

"No."

Does he expect to receive a fine?

"No."

Does he believe it was a clean hit?

"Yes sir, no question."

Any regrets? Maybe wish he would have tackled Leftwich differently?

"Regrets? We're playing football, man," Rodgers-Cromartie said. "The Bible said don't live a life of regret."

I've often found that the best way to avoid living a life of regret is to not leave my feet and launch myself into the air in an effort to destroy Byron Leftwich's face. It's an approach I'd recommend to anybody.

[Related: Lions WR Titus Young believes he's the successor to Barry Sanders]

Getty ImagesThere's every reason to believe that Titus Young, a second-year receiver for the Detroit Lions, will be a solid NFL player for a long time. But that, in the eyes of Titus Young, would be selling him very short.

He sees himself as some kind of a successor to Barry Sanders in Detroit. The following tweet is from Dave Birkett, who covers the Lions for the Detroit Free Press:

Titus Young was asked today how good he can be. Said when Barry Sanders called name at draft "it just felt like he was passing me the torch"

Yeah, I'm pretty sure he just said your name.

Not that I wish to castigate Titus Young here. He's a fine player and he apparently thinks highly of his abilities, and there's nothing wrong with that. If he felt some kind of cosmic connection between himself and (arguably) the greatest running back of all time, then that's great. If it pushes him to maximize his potential, even better.

Two things come to mind, though, that make me pretty confident that Barry Sanders didn't share the same torch-passing experience: 1) If he was going to pass the torch to someone, I don't know why he would've waited 13 years to do it; and 2) Calvin Johnson exists. If anyone in Detroit is carrying No. 20's torch, it's Megatron. Also, Young may want to stop cold-cocking his teammates in practice. That'd be an excellent first step.

Asked after Monday's practice how good Young can be, Lions head coach Jim Schwartz was a bit more cautious.

"Well, he's an important part of our plans," Schwartz said. "How, you know, breakout and everything else, I mean that's all relative as we go through the year. I mean the whole object is to score points, operate efficiently on offense, win games and he's a guy that can help us do that."

Getty ImagesThe Miami Dolphins showed very little hesitation or pause in ridding themselves of Chad Johnson after his arrest for allegedly head-butting his wife. He was arrested, and less than 24 hours later, he was unemployed.

Karlos Dansby, one of the team's veteran leaders on defense, wishes the Dolphins would've had a little more patience with Chad.

On the Sid Rosenberg show on 640 AM in Miami, Dansby expressed some hesitation about the release of Johnson and speculated that the move will hurt more than help. Via NFL.com:

"I hate that we didn't stand behind him. I know the guys in the locker room would. But the organization felt a totally different way about the situation, and they probably had more information than we know. And they had to do what they had to do.

"It's going to be an even bigger distraction right now, I think, because of the simple fact we let him go. I think if we were going to be with the guy, if he was going to be our guy, we have to stand behind him ‒ even though the situation came about. He didn't get that third strike."

That's what teammates do: They have each others' backs in all situations. This is also why active players would make terrible general managers.

Attention, young wide receivers: If you have a flair for the dramatic, a need for media attention and you frequently create headlines for things other than football accomplishments, consider these flaws that you need to correct. These qualities do not pay any longer.

Chad Johnson, Terrell Owens and Plaxico Burress highlighted the era of the diva wide receiver in the NFL. They have not enjoyed the respective twilights of their careers.

Chad Johnson was released on Sunday night, a very short time after he'd been arrested for allegedly head-butting his new bride. Whether or not he'll find a job again in the NFL is unclear, but at the very least, it's no sure thing. When the Dolphins signed him back in June, it was for $925,000 ‒ the league's veteran minimum ‒ with no guaranteed money. It's not like there was a bidding war for his services, even before the arrest.

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And now Chad, post-arrest, will not find himself a hot commodity. Not after his disastrous stint with the Patriots, and his super-brief time as a Dolphin. It seemed like the Dolphins were happy enough with his ability, as he topped their depth chart at wide receiver and started their first preseason game.

And even though he didn't look great in that game, there wasn't any danger of him being cut due to his performance. Add in an off-the-field problem, though, and some headaches that the Dolphins didn't want to deal with, and he became expendable.

You can argue that if he was a better receiver, the Dolphins might not have been so quick to cut him. You'd probably be right. But when a guy is dragging that much off-the-field baggage with him, the point where his ability can't outweigh his baggage comes much, much sooner.

[Related: Veteran receiver Plaxico Burress works out for the Patriots]

To land a roster spot in the NFL, a diva wide receiver not only has to outplay his competition, he's got to outplay his own reputation. That's easier when they're young. When the miles start to pile up, though, it becomes harder and harder to do.

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5. The first-ever female NFL official.

Shannon Eastin will be just one of many replacement officials on NFL fields Thursday night, but she'll be scrutinized like no other. It's a tough spot for anyone. Even veteran officials tend to struggle in the first game of the season — how many times have you heard a commentator say, "It's the preseason for the officials, too"? — and it'll be her first game at this level, period. She hasn't even done an FBS football game.

To me, this sounds like a recipe for disaster, and maybe it'll turn out that way. If it does, though, let's try to remember that it's not because she's a female, it's because she's inexperienced and got thrown into a nearly impossible situation.

4. Drew Brees vs. Tom Brady.

It's only preseason Brees vs. Brady, but under what circumstances are you going to turn down any Brees vs. Brady? Brees was razor sharp in his first preseason game, and Brady should be, too. The first quarter or so should be fun.

3. The debut of Robert Griffin III.

Robert Griffin III begins his quest to blossom from Bob Griffin into RGIII. It will be difficult to extrapolate too much meaning from his performance, but if you're a Redskins fan, you'll find something to get excited about.

Maybe it'll be his running ability. Maybe it'll be his touch and velocity on the football. Maybe it'll be goofy socks. If I'm the Redskins, though, I'm doing everything I can to put Griffin III in good positions and keep his confidence up. And if I'm a Redskins fan, I'm probably going to get unreasonably excited about whatever happens Thursday night.